Howard Stern staff member Scott Depace on getting fired on air, Artie Lange 2023, rips Howard
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- Howard Stern staff member Scott Depace on getting fired on air, Artie Lange 2023, rips Howard
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I’ll always love the memories of the stern show I had in my late teens into my mid 20s but a few years ago I tried to get back into listening and it’s just not the same…Howard seems to have become just like a lot of the people he hated such as Imus.
So very Imus
Can't argue with a dude who never thinks he's wrong 😆
This is correct. Kind of like a former president. Well a few of em a actually
@@STWEEKLYbetter than the president we have now😂 what a joke
@@STWEEKLYok Howard 😂 LGB
yes,that would be howard
@@TheSands83your obviously clueless and extremely ignorant
Scott won the Al Franken debate? Al was quoting certain laws and bills and Scott stood there like, "Well IDK the exact wording or anything like that..." And just spouted his opinion regardless if it went against facts
Yeah I missed that
Scott was also a huge Iraq War proponent and Dubya supporter
@@jmcmike4407what's wrong with that? I would take W 5 billion times over the current moron in office.
Nailed it Nay…. Franken used logic in the discussion while DePace could only resort to weak right-wing rhetoric
Franken was and is a pig!
This is the stuff we want to hear ……cause Howard isn’t Howard anymore
Its true
Sad man but true. I listen to repeats of 03-08 Al the time.
Are you the same person that you were 20 years ago? I don't like Howard either but these comments are ridiculous. People change, it's a part of growth. You don't have to like it but that's Life
@@JP-yf7hr yea dude no shit… that’s exactly what we’re sayin
@@JP-yf7hrI never would have listened to the current guy if he’d been like that in the 80’s.
Out of the gate, DePace says the same thing, he's always right! 😂
Yep!!!
Exactly...
exactly...another know it all
Are you Jason?
I never knew how much of a mental mess Howard was til alot of stories came out over the past 10 years. He would be a nightmare to work for.
Hostages
@@RG-yc7yx was kind of tongue in cheek there, but sarcasm never really comes across in comments
@@STWEEKLYIt doesn't help when a know it all commenter has a stick up their bunghole and doesn't have a sense of humor.
Yeah you should always take the word of bitter ex employees. That is super smart of you.
@@DABA2024 yeah because employers are always so loving and caring for their employees...
Well at least Scott has the Golf Cart Video Camera Clamp to fall back on..he is probably still raking in millions.
😂😂😂
He actually did have a good idea, but the iPhone completely ruined it
What's your idea? I hope it isn't comedy.
But he’s type A because he mows his own lawn 😂
Howard has turned into Don Imus.😅😂😊
I really think so.
Yes!!
Plain and Simple - It’s Howard’s Show - He calls the shots. Like it or not!!!
Guess that is the truth!
Nobody is saying or ever has said otherwise really
@@MidwestFarmToys no I agree.
Who said otherwise?
hey man i hope you see this, i dont see enough comments thanking you for doing these interviews and stuff. during the pandemic i got back deep into the sternverse and its awesome seeing these. i keep waiting and hoping you get a chance to interview artie eventually. thanks for getting all this together man
I read all the comments and really try to reply to as many possible and I appreciate the thank you message. I do actually see more of those than expected. It all started with me just wondering what it was really like to work there for some of these folks. I think there is something great info that comes from it
@STWEEKLY Absolutely. you are doing God's work, lol its awesome to see these interviews, especially when you loved Howard around these times. Maybe track down Lisa G lol good luck with that 🤣 keep up the good work man
Keep these coming man they're very interesting you had a good line of questioning going there
Appreciate it
@@STWEEKLY I agree and always enjoy your interviews but was sort of surprised you didn’t ask him to elaborate on why he believes that UA-cam was responsible for the demise of Howard tv.
The first few years of Sirius really was peak. Now it really is a shell of it's former self.
No doubt
The 90s were the peak
Agreed. Around 2009 the show started to get really dull. Early to mid 2000's imo were the best
Bonfire when dan soder was a part of it was better than stern ever was.
@@HipsterDoofus100nah… 2006-2009 was peak
After Artie left Howerid became the people he used to talk shit about. A real 100% Dusche.
I always thought Scott was great on the show because he would challenge the other people's ideas and he always had a fun attitude.
That was needed indeed. Cant have everyone agreeing all the damn time
Is Scott’s fun attitude in the room with us?
I enjoyed the video.. Good job . I started listening to HS in 1986. Bought the Sirius in 2006. I haven't listened to HS in years. It's just not the same. It's not funny anymore
Nope, not even close
How do you possibly argue that he won the debate against Al Franken?
Awesome interview man. Had me laughing remembering classic Stern show.
Was fun to re live glory days
Scott didn't get fired, his position was just eliminated. That sort of thing just happens as technologies transform the workplace. Scott was blaming YT but I'm not so sure about that, I think the writing was on the wall as soon as remote work became feasible. Howard couldn't wait to hide out in the basement of his house and do his show completely online. Took a while after eliminating Howard TV to get there but he finally did. It had deteriorated badly enough just going woke but when he started doing it remotely, it completely jumped the shark.
I remember when the Howard Stern show came to St. Louis on the radio station those D j's that were being replaced, Rizz and Woody played 2 tracks of the Stern show over each other
Franken destroyed him. What universe do they live in?
Alternate
Is there any clips of him getting fired on the air? Sounds interesting
I have looked for awhile… no dice yet
Howard Already Has Said That He Doesn’t Feel Good With Confrontation With People,And That’s Why He Dealt With Tough Issue On The Air.That’s Why He Fired Those Guys On The Air First To Soften The Blow Before He Told Them In Person.Not The Most Human Way Of Dealing With People,But It Is What It Is!
Howard is a spinless prick who cares about nothing but his show. Firing soneone on air makes for good radio, plus he hides behind a microphone because he can't say it to someone's face in a private meeting...
Howard Stern is the quintessential narcissist and cares about no one.
Do you specifically take the time to capitalize every word? That has to be time consuming 😂
@@JP-yf7hrLeave the Autists alone
@@traviscoates6878 you're absolutely right
I’ve been a huge Stern fan for over 30 years and although I still love the show and listen religiously , i’ve come to realize that he’s just not a nice person. I see him now as a very selfish person and cares about no one other than himself (and maybe Robin. Yes, not Beth). I find it really hypocritical that Howard has always made a big deal about “honesty” and giving everything to the show and his fans but then BIG things happen to people on the show and they’re NEVER addressed. People leave the show (Scott Depace, Scott the Engineer, Shuli, Brent) and it’s never even acknowledged that they’re no longer on the show. They just disappear and everyone acts like they never existed. Now same thing with JDs divorce, he just suddenly starts hanging with Jon Blitt and starts acting like a frat boy and no one mentions his divorce. It’s like if Ronnie breaks up with Stephanie and it’s not brought up. Just weird
The not mentioning of former peoplecand erasing thrm from history is truly strange
Howard has always been brutally honest about his own selfishness, paranoia and his other assorted neuroses. And working with the guy must be exhausting because he obsesses over every little thing, even purely insignificant things. He is unable to truly enjoy anything because with him, every silver lining has a cloud. It's funny to listen to one one level, but being around that constant negativity and having to work with someone like that isn't easy.
It is peculiar that people leave without mention. Some of those cases like Brent are maybe ugly stories and just not discussing it is the wisest course of action. Same with a staff member's divorce. Why would JD wanna get into that? And being that I or anyone I know can't name his wife or identify anything about her attests to the fact that it's not at all like if Ronnie broke up with Stephanie. In the end, it's still gonna be hard to cast a radio DJ who has three people with him for 40 years or longer as being flawed in the area of personnel loyalty. Or that he has some atoning to do for every staff member who didn't stay with him for 40 years. Even for those whose time on the show was brief, their time of employment on the show is sort of typical of normal human job cycles. It's weird to look at a guy who worked on any show 12, 17, or however many years and the first thought is he was somehow shortchanged.
@@bennylevine387 Agreed, but he’s always preached honesty and giving everything to the show. He got pissed when JD didn’t announce his engagement on the show and then he gets divorced and they just suddenly start doing segments on his partying with Blitt like nothing happened ? Cmon man. You can’t have it both ways. At least tell us he got divorced. It’s just weird
If you're still a Howard fan the past 12 years then look in the mirror. Howard went politically crazy. He sucks so bad
Where's the Scott the Engineer interview?? Now thats one i'd like to hear.
Have contacted him numerous times. He will not respond
17:17 how did you not do a follow-up after that answer?
all i had to hear was "I was always right about everything i said" to know that this guy is one of those know it all know nothings
Alot of folks picking up on that quote
Depace actually knows a lot.
@@MidwestFarmToys I find him interesting
Same as Sammy the bull always saying how everyone was telling him how smart he was and what an honorable gangster he is etc. Total sociopaths
Truthfully I only listen because they do a really good job about going back in time. I listen to hear the old shows. Also listen to some of the interviews which are nice also.
The archive is worth the subscriptions, except…the best stuff is here anyway
😂 Scott had no idea Artie was doing drugs. Helen Keller would have known. “Artie sleeping on the cot hahaha” Scott doesn’t want to be labeled a fellow enabler. The guy who was directing the image of Artie’s demise.
On hindset sure
Hindsight is 20/20
Howard is the definition of a has been
Howard is the very thing he used to hate. A has been now.
Kind of yes
Haha! A has-been? He’s a literal BILLIONAIRE from entertaining people. Wow. How’s your 401k look?
"The ganging up on what's always ridiculous, because I KNEW I WAS RIGHT ON EVERYTHING I WAS SAYING." 😂 The more the sh*thead talks, the more I understand Stern's decision. 🙄
Ha… everyone seems to catch that line!
Once howard stopped having to get creative to get around censorship, he started going right down hill
Really is true
When Jackie left, it went downhill fast
He turned into the DJ he always rallied against. Now his show could go back to terrestrial radio without any censorship needed.
Wrong. The show reached a new level for a period of time before he just stopped being funny.
@@davidp7178 no
This is one of the best interviews!! Ive been waiting on Scott to talk about the show and his experience on it
Thank ya
@@STWEEKLY Keep using Artie in your clickbait title ....You've got Artie's package locked down your throat .
@@matthewzizzo4586 gurgle gurgle gurgle
@@matthewzizzo4586he's smart. I'm only here because of Artie.
@@kyle2 I agree he’s no dummy . A lot of jerkoffs are smart .
It’s smart , just distasteful.
This interviewer said in retrospect that De Pace won the Al Franken debate but if I remember correctly, Franken was arguing Dick Cheney Haliburton being corrupt and De Pace defending him. Literally couldn’t have been on a more wrong side
And DePace is still a nutjob
Depace was absolutely wrecked in that segment, why would they say that 😂
Franken was doing it for a living and having that kind of argument is a skill.
Depace listened to some talk radio on his commute, so he wasn't the best messenger.
Depace won because AL Franken like most democrats is a hypocrite. Who claims to fight for women's rights yet get fired for sexually assaulting a female soldier
thats bc this "interviewer" is giving DePace & Artie , head at the same time
If Howard Stern accused you of moving bolted down cams, which I wouldn't put past him, it's likely an excuse to set you up for failure and firing. He's not oblivious, he's screwing with you. Toward an end.
Could be true
Did he leak the seminar video? There are rumors that he did.
I did not know that but sounds right
Thankfully that got out there
@@STWEEKLY i could totally see richie being the one to leak it
I've read it was Shuli, but who knows
I’d love to see the raw interview instead of the edited version. Why is Doug G randomly in this video for a second? We’re they interviewed together? I’d love to see then together.
I did re dub this for a best of…
ua-cam.com/video/xIpUHujJ3Gw/v-deo.html
@@STWEEKLY thanks man. That’s exactly what I was looking for!
i heard beths first car was a ford ....ESCORT 🤣
Dayummmmm….
How many years did it take you to come up with that unfunny joke???
@@ka0z4allu about as long as it took you to take that feminine profile pic 🤣
He still thinks he's right 100% of the time..Sad😢
Alot of people are catching that quote…
Howard TV was one of the bet parts of the show, when they were fired was pretty much the same time I cancelled my sub.
The whole crew was part of the show no doubt
Loving and hating someone simultaneously is exhausting.
Truly
The guy is a monster he has no good angle does he think Beth is with him because he looks like Jorge Clooney is the money
I could put up with all of Howard's humorous antics, and joining Sirius was the main reason I followed him to satellite radio. However, Artie left and His show became shorter and shorter with the taking off for 3 months of the summer. COVID-19 just about finished it for me because you knew he wasn't coming back to the studio, The 3-hour shows with interviews lasted 2 of those hours. While Sirius offers a lot of content besides Howard, My lifetime subscription was lost in the transition, and having to renegotiate for another year every time wasn't pleasant. I have too many different sources for music and paying to hear Howard who matured into a great interviewer was just not enough to sustain a show that always ran like a well-oiled machine that included all the cast members in one place. Unfortunately, for you Scott, Howard wanted everyone to follow Gary's, Robin's and Fred's lead ( OG's ). RIP Ralph C.
Sleeping Booey 😆
Great moment
@@STWEEKLY Cabbie update! Where's the Cabster?
Is there a longer/full version of this? This is awesome btw. Great job interviewing.. great questions
Thank you. And there is yes… ua-cam.com/video/0WGPRlhnaNo/v-deo.html
Howie ain't smart enough to go out on top, he's milking this till he strokes out on air....
All true
Howard Imus 🤭
@@smoothoperator7023 The H - man
Scott looks better now then he did on the show maybe it was good for him to be fired he looks much healthier
That place may have been toxic. I know the feeling. Left a place in 2016 and my face evidently showed less tension soon after
@@STWEEKLY Absolutely man I agree he looks a lot less stressed and much healthier leaving a toxic environment did him good
I noticed that too. Totally agree. Everyone that stayed on the show looks absolutely hideous lol
Over the years it became painful to see/hear Howard interact with his staff. They were all barely scraping by but dealing with his arrogance, low pay and over bearing tone all because fame is addictive.
And it was pathetic to see Howard force zero JD as funny when he wasn’t remotely funny without another cast member sparring with him, while Sal, Richard, Gary and even fringe members could hold they’re own. JD was Howard’s pet and seeing Howard’s affection for him and anyone Jewish was off putting and ruined it for me
Interesting take I had not heard yet
It really was amazing how he got away with paying everyone so little. Everyone should have quit at once.
Thanks!
Cannot thank you enough
Wish they could show the shot
Yup!
10:20 Billy West and Jackie era was better than Artie era.... sorry. Artie was best on terrestrial honestly
Im starting to sway back towards Jackie/Billy era… but both were great
Imus stern
So true
I made it to 1:40. I like(d) Scott, but he was not always right.
That blew my mind. I always thought he was really great at playing up the whole "hardheaded conservative" bit. Apparently he was just being himself 😂
Yeah I think that’s just him
I had one like Jason on my last job, I punched him after a year. I could not keep calm any longer.
I know the feeling as well
I’ll take things that never happened for 500, Alex…
I live in NY. I listened to Stern from 1991 til 2012... I was (and always will be) an avid... bordering on rabid fan... of what the show WAS.
I couldn't continue listening after 2012... Howard just did a complete 180... which is obviously fake as hell, and done to attract more high profile guests for him to interview. Don't get me wrong... he IS an amazing interviewer... always has been.
But he pulled this fast 180 at the cost of his legacy and legions of fans.
I think his interviewing has gotten worse
great interview! basement stern sucks.
Basement Stern < out of the closet stern
"in life you won the al franken debate...." wasnt scott fired before Franken was canceled?
Think what you want about his ideas, but it's hard to deny that De Pace was a breath of fresh air. He always seemed like a grown-up compared to the arrested development types that make up the show and he always held his own against them.
Agree!!!
So frustrating that lib bandwagon of sheep he had to go up against. Then the dopey callers would just fall in line too.
He’s far from a grown up if he’s the same conservative
@@RG-ds8pd amazing how losers like this aren't embarrassed to be Democrats these days. 🤣
@stevenjones3984 He sold all that he had made. Let's hear your side hustle. Or do you just sit on the couch shitting on people that don't agree with your silly politics?
Yes Artie
Yes!!!
But, he’s always going to tell his truth!!
Always!
Scott Depace thinking he is right at all times says it all. Not realizing that he was about to be fired is the second least shocking thing. Looks like he is doing well in that closet. Nice video quality for a someone who directs video.
Wasn't a Scott fan at all until this interview..... He's honestly was beyond informative and interesting!
He is entertaining…
There’s always 2 sides to every story.
Always!!!
Why is every ex-Stren employee video on UA-cam, and all their fans in the comments, just sour grapes? Howard is the G.O.A.T and became the best by making hard decisions and calling the shots. I guess some people are just simpletons and have a myopic view of life like they never evolved from a high school mentality. It’s an interesting phenomenon, actually.
Interesting phenomenon indeed…
Any decision he has made since around 2010 has been an absolutely horrible one. The show has been slowly dying for a very long time.
nope. howard is just an abusive narcissist and everyone enabled his abusive behaviors. they hurt people. this is how those maladapted psyches end. they destroy themselves. just like Trump. that's what abusive personality types do. Letterman was the broadcasting GOAT and is beloved not hated like Howard. tragic.
People get frustrated with employers, former employees especially. And there is a lot of public interest.
When is Scott EVER wrong??
NEVER
I loved the Howard Stern Show up until they got rid of Jackie. The show was a big success, and I feel like Jackie (and others), is what made the show so successful. Then when Jackie's contract came up, I could tell that Howard was going to use that as an excuse to stab Jackie in the back. I don't think Howard wanted anyone but him to get credit for the show. No matter how little credit they got. I also felt that Howard was crule towards Artie, and probably helped push Artie more towards drugs. That's when I was no longer a fan of Stern, not the crew that had made the show so successful.
This is one of the best interviews
Appreciate it
Can't wait for the definitive expose' on Stern. Maybe we'll find out why (or for whom?) he brought strippers and porn stars to NYC?
Will come out eventually
This was good.
Thx Craig
De pace was actually overall the best staff guy. You could always count on him to be entertaining and go after the little whimps like jason. Scott also appreciated how crazy freakin benjy brought value to the show and sometimes that was difficilt to see. As opinionated as he was politically he could also be self deprecating like with his golf contraption and the she boy restaurant experience with Ralph and the gang. And btw, politically he was a lot more on the money than given credit for amongst the radical.left Stern show BS. Consider today. Rather be DePace than Howards gang and the 2024 election is going to show just that.
Leave it to the only right winger on Howard's show to actually tell the truth.
Truth… ha
DePace/KC and Artie were the Stern Show.
Now I remember why I hated De Pace… he was alright though.
I enjoy him, even w out there thoughts.
Who knows? We all know you just don't have the balls to say it! Marci Turk's name came at 15:00 and you could say something but gag order? Benjy is so lucky his sister is well connected lol depace you are scared to tell the truth! Nobody listens to stern anymore
What is benji sister connection?
7:00 …the next 3 minutes are DePace telling a story about his cinematic genius. Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan pale in comparison to his directorial intuition. Just ask him.
Ha… Well I did ask
He’s right once that Marci woman showed up the show stopped being funny
True
that looks like scott salem
Firing on air is flat out classless.
Hward has always been a prick.
Always!
Howard looks really bad on every angle ……..he still hasn’t just accepted the fact that he is not a good looking man……but don’t blame it on the camera angles smh ……the guy has had numerous surgeries and it still hasn’t helped……but at this point why does he even care at this point??? He’s rich and has a hot wife……and a great career ….just be content at this point!
Very true…
Scott was an excellent part of the on air segments of the show because without him everyone would just agree with everything Howard says about culture war issues. It also helped that he had the 2nd highest IQ amongst the staff, higher than Jason and Gary.
Very interesting to hear his side of the story.
I thought so too
Did Depace hook you up with a video caddy?
Out of stock
in the wise words of artie: WAH WAH WAH
“Someone please help me”
Why hasn't someone post depace getting fired live on air cuz I would make a copy and listen to it anytime I'm depressed
You get depressed because ypu are a howard stern fan.
Yuck.
Oh thats not so nice…😐
@@STWEEKLY well.....
He won the IQ test
Smart man
Howward Stern would get 50 shots if they told them it would save him
DePace was the most unlikable guy on air back in the day
And yet most likable too?
Depace was wrong about everything he ever said! In what way did he win the Al Franken debate? The debate was about the Iraq War! History has proven Franken right in every way.
But he THINKS he won, so that makes it true. Don't burden him with the facts...
He's right about Jason Kaplan sucking though, I'll give him that
History has essentially proved then both wrong, for different reasons.
Yeah remember when howard supported the Iraq war? Remember when trump was on in 2004 saying America shouldn't be in Iraq and howard said he was wrong?
Evolved
Definitely correct here
Stern turned into a woke grumpy old grandma.
Grandma. Like the visual
HOWARD WAS EMBARASSED AT THE FACT HE WAS A GRANDFATHER.
Howard thinks lighting is is biggest problem.
Well he does probably look betterbin the dark
What is that hat he's wearing? I know someone who's a super right winger and has a hat with that same symbol.
Well he has never hid his right winger-ish
@@STWEEKLY I know that. I'm just wondering what that symbol is.
I’ll give it to Scott, he tells it like it is. That’s why he wouldn’t fit-in on the show; he doesn’t sugarcoat and lie for Howard. The part about Howard being a Diva of the lighting and camera-that’s what I want to hear. Howard will never speak to you again, so tell it like it is, as it was. These other former employees are still worried to share stories about Howard, Gary, Fred and Robin, that we’ll never know.
I enjoyed Scott filling in some of the blsnks on that. The man was crazed
@@STWEEKLY Have you tried to interview Stuttering John, or you’re not interested? And Richie Wilson; have you tried to interview him? He gave an interesting interview with SJ sometime back.
@@lukejackson9848 SJ has been interviewed here awhile back. Richie was asked and not interested.
Scott is a known conservative,,. For sure would not fit with ultra liberal Howard / Jimmy Kimmel these days
I liked pretty much most of the E crew!
As did I
Only took 10 seconds for the "rugged conservative" to cry victim
I don’t agree with his politics, but I always liked DePace. And yes, Jason was super annoying.
just remember don’t be surprised when a piece of trash begins to smell like a piece of trash. they all knew howard was trash when they started working there and ignored it because it’s howard.
There is that
Ah yes, al franken. The guy who litigated his way into the senate
Both seemingly terrible political viewpoints
Awesome another former hs employee who did nothing before howard and nothing afterwards who was only known thx to howard.
Getting rid of howard tv and fake wanna be celebrities like doug and scott was a great decision. Love all these guys pretending like they had any idea what was going on. If they did they would have known they were gonna be let go.
Had nothing to do with howard or marci (which everyone wants to blame all the shows ills on) it was bc of sirius obviously and they wanted all the video content on their app exclusively. Scott obviously isn’t that smart that he cant realize that or maybe he thinks he was more valuable than he actually was.
Not sure they wanted to be celebrities. Howard just used any personality he could find to get him through the show. Definitely part of his talent is identifying that
@@STWEEKLY I definitely agree with ur last statement for sure. He got the best out of these people who would have no right being on camera and turned them into household names.
Depace was always arrogant and never was wrong … glad he’s gone